United States Ninth Circuit

The offense of bringing an alien to the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(2) is a continuing offense that terminates when the initial transporter who brings the alien to the United States drops off the alien at a location in this country. Any prior decisions adopting or suggesting a different rule are overruled.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2006
• Decided 05/07/2007
• Published 05/07/2007

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge., Before MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, ALEX KOZINSKI, HAWKINS, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, SUSAN P. GRABER, RONALD M. GOULD, MARSHA S. BERZON, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, CARLOS T. BEA, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven F. Hubachek, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Jason A. Forge and Christopher P. Tenorio, Assistant United States Attorneys, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.